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Denosa may take KZN health department to court over failure to absorb 190 newly-qualified nurses
The Mercury reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has threatened to take the KwaZulu-Natal health department to court for not permanently employing about 190 nurses after four years of training, including community service. Source: Latest News
State declines to prosecute Hartbeespoort store owner for alleged assault of employee
News24 reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute the owner of Food Lover’s Market and Spar franchises in Hartbeespoort in the North West in connection with the alleged assault of an employee. Source: Latest News
NUM deeply angry over nonpayment of salaries to Optimum, Koornfontein employees
Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday expressed its ‘deep anger’ over the nonpayment of employees’ salaries for the past two months at the Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines. Source: Latest News
Labour warns of looming jobs bloodbath in 2019
Business Report writes that labour has warned of a jobs bloodbath this year, following implementation of the much-touted national minimum wage on 1 January. And industry stakeholders have warned that this could affect the struggling SA economy battling a 27.5% unemployment rate. Source: Latest News
Minimum wage implementation and land will top agendas of government and parliament this year
The Citizen reports that wages, land and free education will be at the centre of several key implementation and legislative processes expected to dominate government and parliament this year. Not least of these is the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act, which was signed into law last year. Source: Latest...
Amcu’s Sibanye wage strike continues as union membership verification process is adjourned
ANA reports that Sibanye-Stillwater advised on Monday that the mediator of the ongoing strike at its SA gold operations would approach the Labour Court to seek guidance about the process of verification of union membership. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 7 January 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 7 January 2019. Source: Latest News
Ruling on review application in respect of prosecution of sixteen Marikana mineworkers awaited
ANA reports that the High Court in Pretoria is expected to make a ruling soon on whether 16 Marikana mineworkers — facing multiple charges relating to a violent strike at Lonmin mining operations in Marikana near Rustenburg six years ago — should be prosecuted or discharged. Source: Latest News
Call by basic education DG for six out of 10 schools in SA to become technical schools
TimesLive reports that basic education director-general (DG) Mathanzima Mweli said on 3 January 2019 during a technical briefing ahead of the release of the 2018 matric results that six out of 10 schools in SA needed to become technical schools. Source: Latest News